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package java.util.concurrent.locks;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.concurrent.*;

/**
 * Provides a framework for implementing blocking locks and related
 * synchronizers (semaphores, events, etc) that rely on
 * first-in-first-out (FIFO) wait queues.  This class is designed to
 * be a useful basis for most kinds of synchronizers that rely on a
 * single atomic int value to represent state. Subclasses
 * must define the protected methods that change this state, and which
 * define what that state means in terms of this object being acquired
 * or released.  Given these, the other methods in this class carry
 * out all queuing and blocking mechanics. Subclasses can maintain
 * other state fields, but only the atomically updated int
 * value manipulated using methods {@link #getState}, {@link
 * #setState} and {@link #compareAndSetState} is tracked with respect
 * to synchronization.
 *
 * 

Subclasses should be defined as non-public internal helper * classes that are used to implement the synchronization properties * of their enclosing class. Class * AbstractQueuedSynchronizer does not implement any * synchronization interface. Instead it defines methods such as * {@link #acquireInterruptibly} that can be invoked as * appropriate by concrete locks and related synchronizers to * implement their public methods. * *

This class supports either or both a default exclusive * mode and a shared mode. When acquired in exclusive mode, * attempted acquires by other threads cannot succeed. Shared mode * acquires by multiple threads may (but need not) succeed. This class * does not "understand" these differences except in the * mechanical sense that when a shared mode acquire succeeds, the next * waiting thread (if one exists) must also determine whether it can * acquire as well. Threads waiting in the different modes share the * same FIFO queue. Usually, implementation subclasses support only * one of these modes, but both can come into play for example in a * {@link ReadWriteLock}. Subclasses that support only exclusive or * only shared modes need not define the methods supporting the unused mode. * *

This class defines a nested {@link ConditionObject} class that * can be used as a {@link Condition} implementation by subclasses * supporting exclusive mode for which method {@link * #isHeldExclusively} reports whether synchronization is exclusively * held with respect to the current thread, method {@link #release} * invoked with the current {@link #getState} value fully releases * this object, and {@link #acquire}, given this saved state value, * eventually restores this object to its previous acquired state. No * AbstractQueuedSynchronizer method otherwise creates such a * condition, so if this constraint cannot be met, do not use it. The * behavior of {@link ConditionObject} depends of course on the * semantics of its synchronizer implementation. * *

This class provides inspection, instrumentation, and monitoring * methods for the internal queue, as well as similar methods for * condition objects. These can be exported as desired into classes * using an AbstractQueuedSynchronizer for their * synchronization mechanics. * *

Serialization of this class stores only the underlying atomic * integer maintaining state, so deserialized objects have empty * thread queues. Typical subclasses requiring serializability will * define a readObject method that restores this to a known * initial state upon deserialization. * *

Usage

* *

To use this class as the basis of a synchronizer, redefine the * following methods, as applicable, by inspecting and/or modifying * the synchronization state using {@link #getState}, {@link * #setState} and/or {@link #compareAndSetState}: * *

    *
  • {@link #tryAcquire} *
  • {@link #tryRelease} *
  • {@link #tryAcquireShared} *
  • {@link #tryReleaseShared} *
  • {@link #isHeldExclusively} *
* * Each of these methods by default throws {@link * UnsupportedOperationException}. Implementations of these methods * must be internally thread-safe, and should in general be short and * not block. Defining these methods is the only supported * means of using this class. All other methods are declared * final because they cannot be independently varied. * *

You may also find the inherited methods from {@link * AbstractOwnableSynchronizer} useful to keep track of the thread * owning an exclusive synchronizer. You are encouraged to use them * -- this enables monitoring and diagnostic tools to assist users in * determining which threads hold locks. * *

Even though this class is based on an internal FIFO queue, it * does not automatically enforce FIFO acquisition policies. The core * of exclusive synchronization takes the form: * *

 * Acquire:
 *     while (!tryAcquire(arg)) {
 *        enqueue thread if it is not already queued;
 *        possibly block current thread;
 *     }
 *
 * Release:
 *     if (tryRelease(arg))
 *        unblock the first queued thread;
 * 
* * (Shared mode is similar but may involve cascading signals.) * *

Because checks in acquire are invoked before * enqueuing, a newly acquiring thread may barge ahead of * others that are blocked and queued. However, you can, if desired, * define tryAcquire and/or tryAcquireShared to * disable barging by internally invoking one or more of the inspection * methods, thereby providing a fair FIFO acquisition order. * In particular, most fair synchronizers can define tryAcquire * to return false if {@link #hasQueuedPredecessors} (a method * specifically designed to be used by fair synchronizers) returns * true. Other variations are possible. * *

Throughput and scalability are generally highest for the * default barging (also known as greedy, * renouncement, and convoy-avoidance) strategy. * While this is not guaranteed to be fair or starvation-free, earlier * queued threads are allowed to recontend before later queued * threads, and each recontention has an unbiased chance to succeed * against incoming threads. Also, while acquires do not * "spin" in the usual sense, they may perform multiple * invocations of tryAcquire interspersed with other * computations before blocking. This gives most of the benefits of * spins when exclusive synchronization is only briefly held, without * most of the liabilities when it isn't. If so desired, you can * augment this by preceding calls to acquire methods with * "fast-path" checks, possibly prechecking {@link #hasContended} * and/or {@link #hasQueuedThreads} to only do so if the synchronizer * is likely not to be contended. * *

This class provides an efficient and scalable basis for * synchronization in part by specializing its range of use to * synchronizers that can rely on int state, acquire, and * release parameters, and an internal FIFO wait queue. When this does * not suffice, you can build synchronizers from a lower level using * {@link java.util.concurrent.atomic atomic} classes, your own custom * {@link java.util.Queue} classes, and {@link LockSupport} blocking * support. * *

Usage Examples

* *

Here is a non-reentrant mutual exclusion lock class that uses * the value zero to represent the unlocked state, and one to * represent the locked state. While a non-reentrant lock * does not strictly require recording of the current owner * thread, this class does so anyway to make usage easier to monitor. * It also supports conditions and exposes * one of the instrumentation methods: * *

 * class Mutex implements Lock, java.io.Serializable {
 *
 *   // Our internal helper class
 *   private static class Sync extends AbstractQueuedSynchronizer {
 *     // Report whether in locked state
 *     protected boolean isHeldExclusively() {
 *       return getState() == 1;
 *     }
 *
 *     // Acquire the lock if state is zero
 *     public boolean tryAcquire(int acquires) {
 *       assert acquires == 1; // Otherwise unused
 *       if (compareAndSetState(0, 1)) {
 *         setExclusiveOwnerThread(Thread.currentThread());
 *         return true;
 *       }
 *       return false;
 *     }
 *
 *     // Release the lock by setting state to zero
 *     protected boolean tryRelease(int releases) {
 *       assert releases == 1; // Otherwise unused
 *       if (getState() == 0) throw new IllegalMonitorStateException();
 *       setExclusiveOwnerThread(null);
 *       setState(0);
 *       return true;
 *     }
 *
 *     // Provide a Condition
 *     Condition newCondition() { return new ConditionObject(); }
 *
 *     // Deserialize properly
 *     private void readObject(ObjectInputStream s)
 *         throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
 *       s.defaultReadObject();
 *       setState(0); // reset to unlocked state
 *     }
 *   }
 *
 *   // The sync object does all the hard work. We just forward to it.
 *   private final Sync sync = new Sync();
 *
 *   public void lock()                { sync.acquire(1); }
 *   public boolean tryLock()          { return sync.tryAcquire(1); }
 *   public void unlock()              { sync.release(1); }
 *   public Condition newCondition()   { return sync.newCondition(); }
 *   public boolean isLocked()         { return sync.isHeldExclusively(); }
 *   public boolean hasQueuedThreads() { return sync.hasQueuedThreads(); }
 *   public void lockInterruptibly() throws InterruptedException {
 *     sync.acquireInterruptibly(1);
 *   }
 *   public boolean tryLock(long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
 *       throws InterruptedException {
 *     return sync.tryAcquireNanos(1, unit.toNanos(timeout));
 *   }
 * }
 * 
* *

Here is a latch class that is like a {@link CountDownLatch} * except that it only requires a single signal to * fire. Because a latch is non-exclusive, it uses the shared * acquire and release methods. * *

 * class BooleanLatch {
 *
 *   private static class Sync extends AbstractQueuedSynchronizer {
 *     boolean isSignalled() { return getState() != 0; }
 *
 *     protected int tryAcquireShared(int ignore) {
 *       return isSignalled() ? 1 : -1;
 *     }
 *
 *     protected boolean tryReleaseShared(int ignore) {
 *       setState(1);
 *       return true;
 *     }
 *   }
 *
 *   private final Sync sync = new Sync();
 *   public boolean isSignalled() { return sync.isSignalled(); }
 *   public void signal()         { sync.releaseShared(1); }
 *   public void await() throws InterruptedException {
 *     sync.acquireSharedInterruptibly(1);
 *   }
 * }
 * 
* * @since 1.5 * @author Doug Lea */ public abstract class AbstractQueuedSynchronizer implements java.io.Serializable { }




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